I was casting votes on this link:

http://www.gamespot.com/special_features/iaa08/voting/index.html?page=5

And I got this message:

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I refreshed the page and the votes didn't patch through so I voted again and it worked. I just hope this doesn't become an issue like the Best of 2007 problems.

- What internet browser/version number are you using? Firfox 2.0.0.11

- What is the URL of the page you're having an issue on? All of the categories

- Upon clicking your vote, do the vote options immediately disappear? Percentages show up

- After you've voted, have you gotten the option to vote again? It took 1-4 days for me for the vote option to come back up

- Did you clear your browser cache/cookies between votes, if they refreshed? Yes on my home computer and no on my office computer

Same here, I voted 4 times already... I hope we guys don't miss out on the emblem!

Devs, get back soon! *weeps uncontrollably*